Cell death during natural and induced luteal regression in mares
Cell death during natural and induced luteal regression in mares
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DOI:
10.1530/rep.0.1230067
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发表时间:
2002-01-01
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影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Watson, ED
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作者:
Al-zi'abi, MO;Fraser, HM;Watson, ED
In mares, little information is available on the type of cell death that occurs during natural and induced luteal regression. Corpora lutea were collected from mares in the early luteal phase, days 3-4 (n=4); mid-luteal phase, day 10 (n=5); early regression, day 14 (n=4); late regression, day 17 (n=4); and 12 and 36 h (n=3 per group) after PGF(2alpha) administration on day 10. Histological and ultrastructural sections were examined and TUNEL was used to detect DNA fragmentation. In early luteal regression, there were more pyknotic luteal cells and extracellular round dense bodies compared with the mid-luteal phase. By late regression, there was a significant decline (P